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The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... Batgirl

By Gus

Make room, Batman and Robin, there’s a new hero in town! It’s the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to the dark knights who call themselves... Batgirl!

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Who is Batgirl?

Batgirl is the first female ally to the Bat-Family, joining Batman, Robin, and Nightwing in the fight against crime in Gotham City. Three different women have been Batgirl in the history of DC Comics: Barbara Gordon, Cassandra Cain, and Stephanie Brown.

Barbara Gordon

After Gotham City was struck by an earthquake, a new Batgirl appeared on the scene: Cassandra Cain, the daughter of a pair of assassins who trained her to become the world's deadliest fighter. Rebelling against her parents, Cassandra became a trusted member of the Bat-Family as Batgirl, and later as Black Bat as a part of Batman's global super-team Batman Incorporated. In the New 52, Cassandra goes by the moniker Orphan.

Other Cassandra Cain books

Stephanie Brown

Finally, the role of Batgirl passed to teenager Stephanie Brown, the daughter of the lesser-known Batman villain 'The Cluemaster'. First appearing as the vigilante Spoiler, in order to 'spoil' the clues to her father's crimes, she impressed Batman and Barbara Gordon enough to become the next Batgirl.

Teams

Birds of Prey

As Oracle, Barbara Gordon was the mission control for the Birds of Prey, a small team of heroines including Black Canary and the Huntress.

Post-Crisis
DC Rebirth

Infinite Frontier

Barbara, Cassandra and Stephanie have now teamed up together in their own title, Batgirls.

Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain were members
of the Bat-Family team in James Tynion IV's run on Detective Comics.

All the Batgirls were members of Batman Incorporated, a global effort by Bruce Wayne to put 'a Batman in every city'.

Batgirls Across the Multiverse

Batman ‘66 – A comic adaptation of the famed Adam West Batman show, where Barbara Gordon made her first TV appearance shortly after her comics debut.

Batman: Thrillkiller - Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson are vigilantes in an alternate Gotham on the eve of the 1960s

DC Bombshells – In this world amid World War II, baseball-playing vigilante Batwoman leads a team of Batgirls on the homefront, while a French vampire Barbara Gordon fights for the Allies.

DC vs Vampires – As the heroes of the DC Universe face an attack by legions of the undead, Batgirl ascends to becoming queen of the vampires.

Batman: White Knight – An alternate take on Batman which sees the Dark Knight questioning his methodology after a reformed Joker leads a populist revolution against him.

Batman : Wayne family adventures. Volume three – A collection of the beloved Webtoon series focusing on the various sidekicks and allies of the Bat-Family.

Gotham City Garage - Here, Batgirl is a member of a biker gang leading a revolt against corrupt mayor Lex Luthor.